Buko Pandan
Recipe Courtesy of Asian Food Network

Buko Pandan

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A soft pandan jelly cubes, drowned in a sweet, creamy sauce with tender sago. This popular Filipino dessert is a must-try!
  • Difficulty:  Hard
  • Preparation: 20 min
  • Cook: 70 min
  • Clean up: min
  • Steps:  4 steps
  • 10 Ingredients
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Steps:  4 steps
  • 10 Ingredients
  • Preparation: 20 min
  • Cook: 70 min
  • Clean up: min

Instructions

1. Boil Sago seeds and drain

  • In a small pot on high heat, fill halfway through with water and pour in sago seeds. Bring to a boil and let it cook for 10 minutes.

  • Once cooked, strain and cool sago seeds under running water. Set aside.


2. Make pandan jelly

  • In a separate medium sized pot, mix 500 ml water, knotted pandan leaves, 2 tsp pandan paste and sugar. Bring to a boil.

  • Once boiling, add in softened gelatine sheets and mix well until gelatine sheets has dissolved.

  • Pour pandan mixture into a metal tray and let it set in the refrigerator for 1 hour.


3. Make milk mixture

  • In a bowl, mix full cream, evaporated milk and condensed milk until well combined.

  • Add cooked sago seeds and coconut flesh into the bowl and mix well. Set aside in refrigerator.


4. Slice pandan jelly and serve

  • Once pandan jelly sets, slice it into 1-cm cubes.

  • Pour pandan jelly cubes into milk mixture and stir well.


Garnish and Serve!

Transfer buko pandan into serving glasses and serve cold. | Top off with nata de coco or vanilla ice cream for additional flavor and texture.

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